Thursday Night Out
About The Event
Get ready to experience Downtown D.C. after hours with Thursday Night Out, a free weekly series celebrating food, music, and culture. Every Thursday in September from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., local restaurants will offer exclusive buy-one-get-one (BOGO) food and drink deals through experience partner Bandwango. Sign up for Thursday Night Out HERE!
What to Expect Each Week
Thursday Night Out will feature activations at various Downtown D.C. locations each week, offering a mix of music, marketplaces, and live performances, making it the perfect night to explore the city, connect with community, and dance the evening away. Check out the activation schedule:
SEPTEMBER 4
- Chinatown Park (Massachusetts Avenue NW between 6th and 5th Streets NW): Extended Play DIY dance party DJ collective spins beats along a marketplace curated by SAMASAMA, celebrating BIPOC creatives.
- National Museum Building Lawn (401 F Street NW): Black Rave Culture and DJ Dance Party bring immersive house, techno, dub, and baile funk music and performances.
SEPTEMBER 11
- National Museum Building Lawn (401 F Street NW): Church on Sunday, a Black electronic dance music collective, and Dreamcast.Moe, a genre-blurring DC-based musician and DJ, will perform on the lawn.
- Anthem Row (800 K Street NW): The Street Market Gallery by Home Court DMV and DriftersMD will pop-up highlighting streetwear, sneakers, and culture.
SEPTEMBER 18
- Anthem Row (800 K Street NW): A dance party featuring 140+ and FWB, and a pop-up market with unique art, clothing, records, and home goods from Get Flee Marketplace.
SEPTEMBER 25
- Anthem Row (800 K Street NW): Evolve Vintage queer-owned and gender-inclusive marketplace; the Disco Loft vintage clothing shop; dance music from Flower Factory queer DJ collective and LGBTQ/BIPOC dance party The Dance Club; and roving drag queens to give guests their flowers.
Register for Thursday Night Out through Bandwango NOWÂ or using the form below.
Thursday Night Out is brought to you by funding from the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. This series brings Downtown D.C. to life with a vibrant mix of music, art, dance, and local flavors for an immersive evening where you can shop, move, and explore the city like never before.
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